MGF Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 21 hours ago, NYWayfarer said: Both my PB Largemouth Bass 5.26 lbs and my PB Channel Catfish 9.18 lbs came on the same lure. The Z-Man finesse TRD on a tiny child rig. I don't know what it is about that rig. I didn't use it much this past season but I did really well on it. I think the reason I didn't use it more was because I didn't really care for the way it looked in the water and kept thinking the catches were just dumb luck. This is another bait I want to experiment with more next season. 1 Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted January 9, 2021 Super User Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, MGF said: I don't know what it is about that rig. I didn't use it much this past season but I did really well on it. I think the reason I didn't use it more was because I didn't really care for the way it looked in the water and kept thinking the catches were just dumb luck. This is another bait I want to experiment with more next season. I started using it because it’s weedless. I keep using it because it was magic. Quote
flatcreek Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 6.3 on buzzbait 7.6 on a watermelon candy Texas rigged zoom speedworm 1 Quote
Luke Barnes Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 21 hours ago, NYWayfarer said: I started using it because it’s weedless. I keep using it because it was magic. So it actually catches? i was so skeptical because it seemed like it took what little action a TRD had away for the sake of weedless so ive been on the hunt for the best EWG ned head and finally decided on lifted jigs the other day. But they wont be in for a week so I may rig up a tiny child until then. Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted January 10, 2021 Super User Posted January 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Luke Barnes said: So it actually catches? i was so skeptical because it seemed like it took what little action a TRD had away for the sake of weedless so ive been on the hunt for the best EWG ned head and finally decided on lifted jigs the other day. But they wont be in for a week so I may rig up a tiny child until then. Yes it catches fish, Bass, Catfish and Pickerel. I have watched big Channel Cats follow it to my kayak and turn away when they see me. I adjusted my retrieve accordingly. I slowed down and stop on occasion to let it drift back down. This accounts for a lot of the strikes I get. I plan on using it a lot more in 2021. I discovered it’s effectiveness halfway through the season last year. Quote
Luke Barnes Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 4 hours ago, NYWayfarer said: Yes it catches fish, Bass, Catfish and Pickerel. I have watched big Channel Cats follow it to my kayak and turn away when they see me. I adjusted my retrieve accordingly. I slowed down and stop on occasion to let it drift back down. This accounts for a lot of the strikes I get. I plan on using it a lot more in 2021. I discovered it’s effectiveness halfway through the season last year. Correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you are straight retrieving it, but then paused, let it glide down and sit for a few. Or am I misunderstanding? Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted January 12, 2021 Super User Posted January 12, 2021 22 hours ago, Luke Barnes said: Correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you are straight retrieving it, but then paused, let it glide down and sit for a few. Or am I misunderstanding? A hopping retrieve off the bottom. On occasion when the bait is close enough to my kayak and I reel it in Catfish have followed it up. Quote
JLBBass Posted January 12, 2021 Posted January 12, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 5:05 PM, mikey z said: I live right near there! Was it one of the Ft Stewart ponds? YEP! Good ole Fort Stewart! Metz pond! I think that is pond #26. it also goes by the name metz pond. it was back around year 2000 or so. i used to fly down to my brother's, who lives in Hinesville, and fish the Fort Stewart ponds. They were AWESOME back then! Can't tell ya how many 6+lb bass i caught in those ponds. Pond 4 was a TROPHY pond! They drained it a while back. Not sure why they did, but that's a shame. It was really brackish color. Doug Hannah (The bass professor) had an article in Bass Master back in the 90's about Ft Stewart ponds. he said he seen possible world record bass in Pond #4. My brother has 2 bass over 13lbs from Pond #4. I also like fishing a pond near there that has a HUGE tin man (20 ft+ tall) out in front of the place where it was. We called it the tin man pond. Caught a couple 10+lb'ers there. Great lake for 3lb'ers! 1 Quote
mikey z Posted January 12, 2021 Posted January 12, 2021 @JLBBass Awesome! I've heard a couple stories about the FSGA ponds. Sounds like getting the special license and online registration might be worth it. You're gonna have me stalking around Hinesville looking for this tin man pond lol Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted January 13, 2021 Super User Posted January 13, 2021 Shellcracker G2 in Ghost Gill caught my biggest LM and my biggest Bluegill. Yes, a Bluegill. 2 Quote
Drew03cmc Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 Biggest smallmouth was 16.25" on a super fluke. I lost a couple bigger, including a new PB. Biggest largemouth was a 21.5" punching prespawn. 4 Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted January 13, 2021 Super User Posted January 13, 2021 Caught a few 20 inch smallmouth this past year - Neko’d a crawfish for this one? 4 Quote
Kevhead19 Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 Largemouth: tie Livetarget frog size 65 color white and black cow pattern and equal size on Spro Rat 50 ninja color Northern: Megabass popmax color gill 1 Quote
Super User Cgolf Posted January 14, 2021 Super User Posted January 14, 2021 Biggest Largemouth this summer was on a water Red Arsenal Assault Bug on a 1/4 ounce slider pro spider head. Was really impressed with the durability of this bait and it may replace the menace for me. Do wish they had a smaller version too. Smallie was on a water silver, I dyed a clear silver bait, Producto Tourney grub on a Siebert Morel head. 2 Quote
Bigbassgrubslayer Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 I'm 15 and been fishing my whole life with good success but 2020 was by far my best year! It was like a light turned on and I just started catching big bass left and right. I caught 300 bass over 3 pounds, 100 over 5 pounds, and 5 over 7 pounds. I was stoked! I caught them on all sorts of stuff like: paddle tail swimbaits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, grubs, and craws. (My 2 biggest were a 9 on a drop shot senko and a 10 on a lake fork fluke). My favorite lure that caught me the most big bass was the simple curly tail grub. 4 Quote
Bluegillslayer Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 I caught 2 of my biggest largemouth on a Mepps size 3 inline spinner and I caught my pb on a weightless powerworm. I caught my pb smallmouth on a wacky rigged Yum dinger, which was pretty small since it was my first time fishing a lake with a decent amount of smallmouth and I had limited time to fish it. 2 Quote
Bigbassgrubslayer Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 7:22 AM, scaleface said: I had to google several of the baits listed . yours is one of the weirdest looking baits I ever seen .Its actually a baby possum . My wifes nickname is possum . LOL haha that's funny my best friend is now deemed as "possum" when he comes to my house to hang out, bc one time we were checking my traps and a possum came out bit his finger. i'm sure it hurt but it was hilarious, so he is now "possum" according to my dad lol. 1 Quote
schplurg Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 YUM Dinger. Green pumpin and white I think. That two-toned worm. Whatever, they bit multiple colors that day. I fished 'dingers all season. 4.25 pounds. 3rd biggest LMB for me so far. From my Dad's dock. 1 Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted January 20, 2021 Super User Posted January 20, 2021 So far in 2021 it’s a Zoom Trick worm in Pumpkin. Just over 5 lbs. Quote
BassingTexas Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 Biggest and PB was a largemouth at a whopping 12.2 lbs on a swim jig 2 Quote
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